swapping the drivetrain of 3G TL

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Old 03-03-2010, 02:27 AM
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swapping the drivetrain of 3G TL

i'm not sure if it is even possible, but has anyone heard of swapping out the TL's fwd drivetrain for maybe an awd or rwd drivetrain?

man i really wish the tl was rwd it would be so much fun

anyone?
Old 03-03-2010, 08:31 AM
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I'm wishing for the same thing my friend . I'm offically keeping my eye on this thread now.
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peopl;e build custom shit all the time. a year ago turbo TL was a myth and now there is a kit for sale and type s turbo is getting tested. Who knows what's gonna happen in a year.
Old 03-03-2010, 10:28 AM
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ANYTHNG is possible. how deep are your pockets??
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^ Like Kevin Garnett.. your pockets better be deep.

I'm sure if you asked the question you truly don't understand all the details that would need to be considered for such a task. But for your amusement, there was a member who claimed to have the first sh-awd 3G but no verification. Ronn Motors makes an exotic with RWD boosted J35 but all they did was push the drivetrain to a RR/MR configuration.
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They've done RWD Prelude's and Integra's, why not a TL, right?
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They also had a Corvette powered RWD Honda Civic HB, so anything is possible. However it would be VERY VERY expensive.
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Down the road I can see it happening but even an '04 has a market value > $10k.. I think down the line when it drops to about < $5k we'll start seeing custom configs. It's cheaper to sell & buy something that suits your wants then to custom build. The OE rear diff alone is very expensive.. a total PITA as well.. Might as well transplant the body of a TL on a 1G MDX.. lol.
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I would think there's got to be some aftermarket research on it.
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Easier to go buy a rear wheel drive car
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honestly if you are talking rwd... you need a different motor... this motor turbo'd would be good... but N/A there's not enough torque

I'd suggest LS1 swap in there... there's enough space
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other than the rwd, sh-awd would make our car sweet too...
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